Netops
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(NetOps) is defined as the operational framework consisting of the essential tasks, Situational Awareness (SA), and Command & Control (C2) that the Commander of USSTRATCOM, in coordination with the NetOps Community, employs to operate and defend the GIG to ensure information superiority. The essential tasks are GIG Enterprise Management (GEM), GIG Network Defense (GND), and GIG Content Management (GCM). Adhering to the responsibilities of the essential tasks (GEM, GND, and GCM) produces NetOps’ desired effects of: Assured System and Network Availability, Assured Information Protection, and Assured Information Delivery in support of the overall goal of NetOps which is to provide the right information to the edge.
NetOps and its essential tasks GEM, GND, and GCM includes IA as defined and outlined in DODD 8500.1, Information Assurance, and CJCSI 6510.01D, Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense. Successful NetOps can only occur when IA measures are implemented and accomplished within the Global Information Grid (GIG). NetOps relies on the understanding, application, and integration of information technology, technology standards, and standard processes that provide traditional systems and network management (Fault Management, Configuration Management, Accounting Management, Performance Management, and Security Management (FCAPS)); information and infrastructure protection; and the ability to maneuver information across GIG terrestrial, space, airborne and wireless environments. Detect and perform analysis of an anomaly or intrusion, providing all NetOps centers and the JTF-GNO with incident reports. As a result of this, NetOps operators operators will be better able to:
- Direct response actions in their portion of the GIG.
- Alert others on the GIG of incident local status to correct the intrusion.
- Certify, accredit and report on all networks, peripherals, and edge devices in their portion of the GIG in addition to enforcing information security (INFOSEC).
- Conduct security readiness reviews and vulnerability analysis assessments of subordinate units for compliance with CTOs and IAVAs and report compliance to JTF-GNO.
- Ensure compliance of GIG management and defense training, awareness, and certification programs per established policies and directives.
- Develop and deconflict local contingency plans to defend against malicious activity in their portion of the GIG and provide copies to JTF-GNO.
- Conduct risk assessment of their networks.
- Share GND information with Allies and coalition partners in accordance with formal agreements and national disclosure policies except where limited by law, policy, or security classification.
- Provide reporting as tasked.
- Develop and maintain remediation, mitigation, and reconstitution plans for CIP criteria.
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[edit] Vision
“We must change the paradigm in which we talk and think about the network; we must ‘fight’ rather than ‘manage’ the network and operators must see themselves as engaged at all times, ensuring the health and operation of this critical weapons system.” Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense (2001 - 2006)
“This version of the NetOps CONOPS documents the lessons learned by Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations and the NetOps community through operations, exercises, and other events. We will continue to work with the NetOps Community as we translate the concepts set forth in this document into doctrine, policy and joint tactics, techniques, and procedures that strengthen the operations and defense of the Global Information Grid in support of warfighter business and intelligence operations.” James E. Cartwright, General, USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command (2004-2007)
“The strategic vision for the JTF-GNO is to lead an adaptive force that assures the availability, delivery, and protection of the GIG. The NetOps framework, effects, and organizational relationships described herein formulate a foundation for the operational future of the GIG, but these will not happen automatically, nor will they occur without significant effort from the entire NetOps Community. Attaining the vision will require cooperation, innovation, and execution from all mission partners and everyone who touches the GIG.” (Vision statement was taken from the JTF-GNO Strategic Plan, An Adaptive Force Ensuring Information Delivery, February 2006. The adaptive force assures availability, delivery and protection of infrastructure, systems, and information.)
[edit] Mission
The NetOps mission is to operate and defend the GIG. Unlike many missions that are deemed successful at a defined completion date, the NetOps mission is perpetual, requiring continual support to be successful. NetOps will provide assured net-centric services in support of DoD’s full spectrum of war fighting, intelligence, and business missions throughout the GIG, seamlessly, end-to-end. An objective of net-centric services is to quickly get information to decision-makers, with adequate context, to make better decisions affecting the mission and to project their decisions forward to their forces for action. If the decision maker is not getting the needed net-centric services, the GIG NetOps community must collaboratively determine who must take action and how information flow can be optimized. This requires NetOps personnel to have a shared SA as well as the technologies, procedures, and collaborative organizational structures to rapidly assess and respond to system and network degradations, outages, or changes in operational priorities. All functions required to most effectively support GIG operations will be holistically managed.
The effectiveness of NetOps will be measured in terms of availability and reliability of net-centric services, across all domains, in adherence to agreed-upon service levels and policies. The method for service assurance in a net-centric collaborative environment is to establish operational thresholds, compliance monitoring, and a clear understanding of the capabilities between enterprise service/resource providers and consumers through Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Proper instrumentation of the GIG will enable monitoring of adherence to these SLAs, as well as enable timely decision-making, service prioritization, resource allocation, root cause, and mission impact assessment. Subsequent TTPs and SLAs will be formalized with appropriate implementation policies to enforce compliance.
[edit] References
- JTF-GNO Website, April 2006
- JTF GNO Strategic Plan, An Adaptive Force Ensuring Information Delivery, February 2006.
[edit] Bibliography
- Joint Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Global Information Grid (GIG) NetOps Version 3, dated August 4, 2006.
